Factor structure of the Family-of-Origin Scale: does the scale measure what its creators say it does?

The factor structure of the Family-of-Origin Scale (FOS), an instrument designed to measure perceptions of health in the family of origin, was examined. Participants in a study were 162 gay and bisexual males. Similarities of the factor structure obtained in the present study were examined with th...

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Publicado en:Journal of Marital & Family Therapy Vol. 20; pp. 47 - 53
Autores principales: Kline, Christopher D., Newman, Isadore
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell January 1994
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